The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-25

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you, Dear II ate that slice of cake should have
the blues forsiX months" Now, Aunt Susie, know
my cake was b. d bat do not think he slould have
given me sucn broad hint Of the fact, do You?
j. H. Archer, You remind Inc of II. Rider Haggard.
The very idea of common-s2ed boy swallowing
the greater part of the Atantiel Next TO Mr.. Hag-
gard know OF no one that can draw on the ilnagi-
nation more than yourself Samantha Jane, do
not think you need the sympathy of any one be-
cause you have never had beau they are worthless
rubbish. Now, Master Paul Jones' you needn't
chuckle to yourself and say "Guess she was served
ike was" You would be mistaken, for, like S. j.,
never had beau. Now, Aunt Susie, do excuse
this NONSENSE You know, variety is the spice of
me- One need not expect us TO talk common
sense and look wise as owls all the time.
Cousins, let us exchange crochet patterns, recipes
for preserving and ellying all sorts of fruit bread
making, etc know the young folks do this, but
they would scarcely welcome us to their Kingdom.
want some of the cousins to correspond with. l
am sixteen. Aunt Susie, send you nickel; please
put my name in your Bible.
Irene Jackson, Lockett, Texas I am a little girl
between five and six years old. am all the child
papa and mama has. have four studies-Fourth
Reader Geography, Arithmetic, spelling and
writing. l have never been to school, mama
teaches me at home. Lockett Is O nice little place
My papa is merchant and farmer and keeps the
postolice read the little girls letters and mama
reads Betsy Hamilton's letters to me- when she
writes. must tell the little cousins about my dolls
and what pretty names they have. First, Hattie
Belle wax doll large as 1 am; then Katie
Maggie and Rosa are china dolls, and 1--we them
very dearly. Aunt Susie, send five cents for the
Bible and hope my name will go in. Love to all.
Hattie W. Carroll Concord, N. c.: Because of my
age, Aunt Susie, have been rather timid about
writing to you for fear of being leased by my friends
for joining the childrens column, but l want my
name i'll your Bible AMI am not very old. Aunt
SUSIE will you accept this dime from me- for love
you as much as the children or cousins dor You
will have real fine Bible, will you not? l think
have counted q few dollars and have not counted
all. So, Aunt Susie, close, hoping you will put
my name in your Bible. Write again, Bachelor
Aunt Susie and Uncle viii, also Paul Jones and
Carker Black.
RADON P. Mao, McBryde, Ca After long 81.
lence l will again ask for admittance. l love to
read the cousins letters 50 much am going to
school and am trying to improve the time I'll that
can. love my teacher very much. Can all of my
little cousins say that? / have four real little
cousins down here from Macon. What a nice time
we do have playing and running through the green
woods! / have little brother named Grover Cleve-
land. Mama sent the president his picture and he
sent his photograph in return, / send letter to
the president from my little brother Please print
it the week of the exposition think he viii take
the premium for the best letter to the PRESIDENT;
don't you, Aunt Susie? Please accept this nickel
and put my name in your beautiful Bible. With
much love to YOU Aunt Susie, do hope you Will
enjoy the exposition.
Maggie Haynes Notasulga, Ala: You really don't
need another correspondent, but want to write to
you anyhow, as | have never written, and
know some of the little cousins have written sew
eral times; think they ought TO stop and let some
one else in. wonder what has got the matter with
Uncle will, that lie doesn't wiite l expect maybe
the little cousins did not appreciate his letters as
they ought to, for notice that there are but few
that ask him 10 write again; win give him nm in
vaion, all the same. / did feel so sorry for poor
Paul Jones. l do think his sweetheart could not
have been much Of one; know would not have
done him that bad. Will some of the cousins cor
respond with me2
Emma Nichols, Athens, Ga: wrote to you once
before, but did not it in print, so win write
again. am lover OF reading the Bible, and love
it so well that get one verse by heart every day.
My father is merchant and loves 10 read the Bible
| very much. He tells mama and l many precious
things about living happy life and what lie reads
| in the Bible l wish / AID one of Aunt Susies
! letters to read every day, for the' SO nice.
! want 20 tell Lula E. Harrison at Marion, La that
| God is not mentioned In the book OF the Song OF
Solomon. Now, there is another book in the Bible
that has not the of God in it, Iwould like fol-
some of the cousins to tell where it is also what
book tells where God came from.
Aline Cumming, Camden, Ala: Aunt Susie /
wish you could come TO see us. The woods are 70
pretty all around here. Do you enjoy walking in
the woods2 There are great many muscadines
and wild grapes hefe will send you dime TO
have my sisters and my name put in your Bible.
My sisters name is Lotte. Lottie and | have picked
3l7 pounds Of cotton this year. Don't you think
that is good deal when never have picked any
before2 would have liked to have seen the queens
jubilee cake and sit by it week. thousand
pounds is half tom VIII of the cousins please
write to me2 Much love To Aunt susie and the
cousins.
Lee Thomson, Oenayille, Texas: nave been at
tending protracted meetings and picnics all this
summer and have had quite nice time, but do not
find it quite pleasant picking cotton; have picked
about twelve hundred pounds. Our school will
begin in two weeks. Our teacher boards with my
papa. We have had the same teacher for four years
He il jolly old bachelor. He calls we schoolgirls
mustangs, because we ramble all over the prairie
and through the woods In search OF flowers grapes
and plums, and will acknowledge that name suits
us very well, for mt times we are rather wild. We
all like our teacher very much. We have good
Sunday school at O1nayillc, consisting of about
seventy scholars. We recite verses from the Bible
and the one who rectes the greatest number OF
verses at the close Of the year is entitled to prize
send you five cents for your Bible; please put my
name in.
Eva Chapman, Newton, Miss live in beauti-
full country, three miles from the town of Newton
Our country Is level and has most any kind Of
timber you could name. / go to sabbath school
every Sabbath; / have not missed time since It
started We started 1t last winter some time. There
is not there. Mama acted as superintendent
once. My papa il preacher, (}aptlsp farmer,
miller and ginner. | sometimes help to make mo-
lasscs; can do most any kind Of work that comes
my turn to do. Aunt Susie, think you must have
tine patience Of job 10 receive, read and print 30
many letters from all over the United States /
send you Il square for your quilt and ten cents TO
help buy your BILE; hope I'm not too late. Love
TO Aunt Susie and the cousins.
Vernana Thatcher, Rudd, Iowa. Aunt Susie, /
win send you n block for your memory quilt Please
put my namo on it, as have no indchblc ink Tell
me whether sou like II or not. s. G. Collins,
think you are mistaken about girls having no hearts
win any Of the cousins be kind to send me the
song entitled, "a boys best friend IS his mo- her"
have no pets, except pig; / am not so for uunte
as some Of the rest Of the cousins. j an going 10
school now walk two miles 70 school. How many
Of the cousins study bookkeeping do think II
Is nice study Intend 10 be a schoOlteacher, II
pofhin0 hnf,unuq Much Iovp IN Amt Gtefa nd